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[–]SurSpence 62 points63 points ago

Prove there isn't? I can prove there is! There's decades upon decades of video-graphic evidence!

[–]jeti 26 points27 points ago

Way more convincing than a single book.

[–]closernough 9 points10 points ago

This was the main plot point of "Galaxy Quest". Good movie.

[–]Kredns 4 points5 points ago

That's what I thought of also!

[–]flapjackboy 4 points5 points ago

By Grabthar's Hammer!

[–]closernough 2 points3 points ago

What a savings!

[–]EyeballJack 128 points129 points ago

The thought of turning a street corner and seeing an oddly dressed man step out of a blue, fifties style police box has always been a more attractive and exciting idea to me than any religion.

[–]rvb123 0 points1 point ago

Well, it is a TV show, the idea is to entertain the viewers.

[–]mr078797 59 points60 points ago

Some people just NEED the Doctor to exist. Otherwise... I don't know. The just universe doesn't make sense without a humanoid alien flying around saving us. Can't you see that?

[–]untouchable_face 11 points12 points ago

David Tennant is real. I think that might be enough for me.

[–]magicmagininja 14 points15 points ago

Humanoid? you mean we're all Doctoroids right?

[–]mattXIX 59 points60 points ago

He doesn't look human; we look Timelord.

[–]remhawk99 8 points9 points ago

Inception noise.

[–]mudmaniac 17 points18 points ago

TARDIS noise

[–]allworkandlowpay 29 points30 points ago

Take the parking brake off, jeez.

[–]brentolamas 8 points9 points ago

I like the noise. The noise is cool.

[–]rilanator 0 points1 point ago

So are bowties

[–]thespinningbrain 2 points3 points ago

Let's see, doctors make a lot of rounds, and people walk in circles. Probably has more to do with planetary geometry.

[–]HubertJayFarnsworth 40 points41 points ago

"The Doctor's Wager"...

[–]mattXIX 24 points25 points ago

Always bet on The Doctor (even when Moffat writes the story).

[–]CreatrixAnima 17 points18 points ago

If you don't accept the Doctor into your spleen, you will be exterminated!

[–]Lutchern 16 points17 points ago

Doctor Who is a 900 year old alien? I should wiki summary this show. Edit: I stand corrected

[–]brentolamas 18 points19 points ago

  1. Goto Netflix.
  2. Watch all episodes. Waste a month of your evenings.
  3. Become obsessed for awhile.
  4. Wish you never caught up to the release schedule.
  5. Watch classic who and try to convince yourself it's as good as the new episodes.

But yeah... The show is Doctor Who, never Dr. Who. The character is simply The Doctor. The joke is often "The Doctor? Doctor Who?" I don't know how long that bit has been going on, but it's always satisfying.

[–]beardface909 4 points5 points ago

I'm currently on step 4.

[–]imbeingsirius -1 points0 points ago

It's all downhill after Moffat takes over.

[–]brentolamas 3 points4 points ago

I like all the new episodes. I think the production quality is through the roof. I think if it's stale, it may be because the Ponds have been following the Doctor for 2-1/2 seasons (I love the Ponds, but it has been played out.)

[–]Notblackandwhite 0 points1 point ago

I had a really hard time getting into the Moffat era, but I think that was due to poor writing at the beginning of season 5 where the storyline was just kinda dull and not really making sense

[–]brentolamas 0 points1 point ago

Well it would be hard to reset following Tennant's epic ending. I like the 5th season story line even if it isn't quite as epic. Can't wait til the 50th anniversary special. Doctor Who handles bringing back classic characters better than any show I know.

[–]RedRowBlueBoat 2 points3 points ago

"Doctor? Doctor Who?" was in the very first episode, Unearthly Child.

[–]brentolamas 0 points1 point ago

Who are you calling unearthly? :)

I wasn't aware/ I've only watched a couple old series, the one with the Master (first time I think) controling the Autons (sp?) and one of the Dalek ones, where the Doctor and the Daleks were stranded on a planet and had to work together. The Autons one was great and the Daleks one was a mishmash.

[–]RedRowBlueBoat 0 points1 point ago

Yea...Classic Who has some terrible episodes, but so does New.

Here's an article I found, listing some of the best stories. I more or less agree, but if you only watch one of them, make it City of Death. There are other great serials as well, but if these don't hook you, Classic Who might not be for you.

http://m.io9.com/5939314/old+school-doctor-who-episodes-that-everyone-should-watch

[–]TheLastSamurai14 1 point2 points ago

  1. Watch classic who and try to convince yourself it's as good as the new episodes.

Odd. I enjoy it just as much, and have found it to be even better than New Who at times.

[–]brentolamas 0 points1 point ago

When it's good it's real good, but when it's bad it's stinky. Also, I like the self contained episodes over the half hour ones that seem to end whenever they want frankly.

[–]lewisk 33 points34 points ago

it's just "The Doctor," not "Doctor Who" /pedant

[–]renzerbull 22 points23 points ago

and he is more than 1000 years old now

[–]MythicalLeopard 20 points21 points ago

At last count he was 1100.

[–]christopherawesome 11 points12 points ago

In A Town Called Mercy he says it's now about 1200.

[–]Lophostrix 23 points24 points ago

Rule 1: The Doctor lies.

[–]mudmaniac 17 points18 points ago

I bet he's only 600 and lies so he can get into all the good clubs.

[–]SpaceFaceOn 0 points1 point ago

And to watch ultra-porn.

[–]IAmFatAndHaveNoTeeth 6 points7 points ago

nope Rule 1: Don't wander off.

[–]DownWithTrumpets 1 point2 points ago

There are a couple of different Rule 1s: http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Doctor's_Rules

[–]PkMn_Trainer_AJ 4 points5 points ago

Technically "Rule 1: The Doctor lies." is one of River Song's rules, not the Doctor's.

[–]DownWithTrumpets 0 points1 point ago

Ah, gotcha, thanks!

[–]Deviltrig 0 points1 point ago

(Spoilers sweetie) Actually the Doctor tells River that right after she regenerates into River (I believe, but I know he tells her that before she says it in her timeline)

[–]christopherawesome 2 points3 points ago

It's actually quite the controversy, as the very first doctor also says he's about 900 although we know that at least 600 years pass between doctor 1 and 9 where he still says he's about 900. I believe Moffat has even said on twitter something to the effect of 'he might be 8000 years old, he might be a million, he has no calendar he can use to check so he kind of just guesses himself.'

[–]diogofmaciel 0 points1 point ago

everybody lies

[–]IamJLove 1 point2 points ago

But he time travels. His age isn't measured linearly in years. It's just a rough estimate.

[–]calumk 0 points1 point ago

Not true, His age is measured in earth years, just because he time-travels, doesn't mean that he hasn't lived for a specific amount of time.

He has lived ~1200 earth years, I dont believe we know his age in galifreyan, although i would assume it is not the same

[–]VincetheMadMan 0 points1 point ago

Its closer to 1400 actually. He has always been natoriously bad with his age. the seventh Doctor reached over 1000. but I guess he eventually lost count again and started back at nine hundred.

[–]IamJLove 0 points1 point ago

But he doesn't stick around for set number of days. The only way to measure his age with any accuracy would be to measure it with a clock on the TARDIS. We can assume that they have been together for the same amount of time since she stole him. Otherwise, it's a few hours here, few days there. Not a set system of measuring time.

[–]calumk 0 points1 point ago

I dont think we are arguing, I think we are agreeing, Obviously he doesn't spend 'one day' at a time, but he has lived a specific amount of hours,

I think the Tardis clock analogy is a good idea. Im going to assume the tardis does have a clock... Half of me would really really love the designers to fit this: http://i.udm4.com/screenshots_u4iphone/173/173042_1.jpg

in there somehow!

[–]RedRowBlueBoat 1 point2 points ago

Depends what series you're going off of, since that really started with Tennant. Throughout Classic Who, and even Eccleston's era, he was credited as Doctor Who. I remember seeing Pertwee sign his name as Doctor Who in one episode as well, though the episode name fails me.

[–]antonivs 5 points6 points ago

The word you're looking for is "watch". You should watch this show.

[–]Mr_Dr_Prof_Derp 0 points1 point ago

As of now, he's a 1200 y/o time traveling alien who travels through time and space with hot 20 y/o Earth women.

You can find all the episodes of the revived series on project free tv

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    [–]LBK415 14 points15 points ago

    The Doctor is a lord I can believe in.

    [–]JonZ1618 9 points10 points ago

    It would explain how we've managed to come to the brink so many times, but always (somehow) survive.

    [–]Octovias 14 points15 points ago

    TIL atheists can regenerate.

    [–]electronicewok 1 point2 points ago

    Yes, but only into a new physical form/personality.

    [–]Mr_Dr_Prof_Derp 0 points1 point ago

    Still not ginger!

    [–]trimeta 9 points10 points ago

    Cracked.com explains how Doctor Who is a better religion than most religions.

    [–]MasterFarter 2 points3 points ago

    As a Whovian, I approve this message :)

    [–]Zelcron 7 points8 points ago

    Considering that the Doctor's most recent arc is basically him editing himself out of history, this post is well timed.

    [–]MarioY19 10 points11 points ago

    Spoilers.

    [–]mwsorr 8 points9 points ago

    Hello Sweetie.

    [–]Anabiosis 0 points1 point ago

    And with these two comments, we've summed up River's character development since rejoining the show. God damn do I hate that character.

    [–]BastardJack 7 points8 points ago

    So any time history contradicts the show we just say that part is meant to be taken allegorically?

    [–]TheRappist 11 points12 points ago

    No, it's very complicated, wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff.

    [–]VincetheMadMan 0 points1 point ago

    Multiple time lines and such. also multiverse theory... which proves he exists... just not in our universe.

    [–]I_Am_coffee 7 points8 points ago

    I thought I was in /r/doctorwho for a minute

    [–]rilanator 6 points7 points ago

    Being the doctor's companion would be much better than heaven.

    [–]PandaTanner 4 points5 points ago

    I want to believe

    [–]JinntheDoman 4 points5 points ago

    The Time Lord died eleven times for us, the TV show tells me so.

    Edit: *ten times, I'm an idiot.

    [–]RedRowBlueBoat 0 points1 point ago

    ten*

    [–]VincetheMadMan 1 point2 points ago

    It was 11 ten did a magic trick with his discarded hand that made him not change once.

    [–]RedRowBlueBoat 0 points1 point ago

    It's not a "death" without a regeneration. Actually, its the very opposite. He regenerates to cheat death. One could say he hasn't even died once yet. :P

    [–]VincetheMadMan 0 points1 point ago

    Damn you and your damn logic.

    [–]Thatoneguy33198 1 point2 points ago

    Actually he died a lot more times than that... he only regenerated 10 times though. He even stopped existing for a bit there.

    [–]rilanator 1 point2 points ago

    I think everyone on the show has died once...

    [–]Thatoneguy33198 0 points1 point ago

    Good point. So now any new character who hasn't died at least 1 time, they are under the line in awesomeness. EDIT: Im really high.

    [–]Harddaysnight1990 16 points17 points ago

    He may not have created the Earth, but he saw it being created. He saw the spaceship of a giant, spider-like creature draw in the dust and create what became the Earth.

    Oh, and I'm watching Doctor Who as I saw this post.

    [–]supterfuge 2 points3 points ago

    What episode is that ? I guess it's from the first serie.

    [–]Stormageddon222 2 points3 points ago

    Runaway Bride, The Christmas episode at the beginning of season 3 of the New Who.

    [–]brentolamas 0 points1 point ago

    Oh, crap, is that what dude has his panties in a bunch about...the fact that the Doctor fights a giant spider at some point?

    [–]supterfuge 0 points1 point ago

    Oh, yeah. That's the only episode that wasn't available at the time. Guess i'll have to watch it now !

    [–]Indubitableness 0 points1 point ago

    Spoilers man. Come on.

    [–]alexdelicious 3 points4 points ago

    There has to be a reasonable timetable for when you can talk freely about any part of a story without having to be considerate of those who have not seen the program.

    One year? Two years? Three? More? What's reasonable?

    [–]brentolamas 2 points3 points ago

    Apparently Indubitedbly thinks it's never. So shut down /r/doctorwho everyone there is apparently an asshole. Oh, yeah, and there are plot summaries on wikipedia, we should protest them, what a bunch of assholes. Wikia, forget you. That dude who made a post about Django on facebook? Unfriend. Must never spoil...any...thing....for....any....one......ever.

    [–]meepy12345 4 points5 points ago

    If that's a spoiler then eek. Unless you dident start the series yet or don't have much free time.

    [–]Harddaysnight1990 0 points1 point ago

    The way that I understand spoilers is that the necessity for a tag in casual conversation ends if the thing being spoiled is more than a few years old. That episode is 4 years old last Christmas. It's well past the spoiler needed stage. The exception is if it is a major spoiler, and you are sure that the person you are talking to has not seen it. However, this is not a major spoiler at all. Me saying that spider people created the Earth is kinda like saying that the Doctor went to a planet called Midnight that was made out of diamonds, and trouble ensued.

    [–]Indubitableness 0 points1 point ago

    Just because it's old doesn't make spoiling it any less rude.

    [–]Harddaysnight1990 0 points1 point ago

    What I'm saying is that after a certain amount of time, it's not spoiling it. Because after that amount of time, it should be known to the fans.

    And my other point was that this is not a spoiler. Because spoilers are significant things. How the Earth was created is so utterly insignificant to the whole of the show, that it does not need a spoiler tag. Now if I had spoiled something from the end of any of the last few seasons of Doctor Who, or even how David Tennant's reign as the Doctor ended, that would need a spoiler tag. But what I spoiled mattered in that one episode, which was only referenced again two or three times.

    [–]Indubitableness 0 points1 point ago

    What I'm saying is that after a certain amount of time, it's not spoiling it.

    Yes it is.

    [–]brentolamas 1 point2 points ago

    At this point the most recent episode released is nearly a month ago. If you choose to live in a bubble and not keep up to date with a series it's your own fault if you catch what you call a spoiler.

    A spoiler is walking out of Empire at the movie theatre and shouting out loud to the line "I can't believe Darth Vader is Luke's dad." By your definition, that's still a spoiler.

    At what point can those of us who have kept up with pop culture be allowed to converse about plotlines without worrying about spoiling it for anyone? In a small group, it's easy, has someone not seen it yet? Fine, then let's not talk about it. On the internet, if we followed that standard, we could literally never talk about any pop culture reference ever in case we might spoil it for someone.

    BTW...did you know Rosebud was the name of the dude's sled? No joke.

    [–]Lorenmcdee 3 points4 points ago

    I'm glad I'm not the only one.

    [–]Thenderofall 3 points4 points ago

    I would rather teach this to my kids then...like all the other crap I have heard...

    [–]ofa776 4 points5 points ago

    I personally think Russell's teapot is a bit of a more straightforward example, but I like this too.

    [–]Octovias 16 points17 points ago

    Why not have both? Russell's Tardis.

    [–]unionponi 2 points3 points ago

    I like the way you think. Is it bigger on the inside?

    [–]Conbz 8 points9 points ago

    It's smaller on the outside

    [–]WelshMullet 2 points3 points ago

    It was Russell's Tardis, but then he left. So now it's Moffat's Tardis

    [–]PkMn_Trainer_AJ 0 points1 point ago

    Surely it would be Stevens' TARDIS considering Russell is RTD's first name.

    [–]tc6023 2 points3 points ago

    Look up "Is Dr Who A Religion" on YouTube. You'll see a video on the Idea Channel PBS. On my phone and can't put link. This guy has nothing to do with PBS the station. But he's awesome and deserves some reddit love.

    [–]Indubitableness 2 points3 points ago

    We'd have seen Daleks by now, or at least cybermen.

    After all. The 21st century is when everything changes.

    [–]Asaliuru 7 points8 points ago

    Things happen only in UK, maybe they keep it secret.

    [–]Indubitableness 7 points8 points ago

    With all of time and space at his beck and call the Doctor seems to keep landing withing 15 blocks of one specific film studio for some reason.

    [–]makesterriblejokes 4 points5 points ago

    Dat UK rift.

    [–]antonivs 2 points3 points ago

    Time Lords are obviously just like baby ducks. They imprint on the first location they time-travel to, and then keep returning to it.

    [–]Erdumas 0 points1 point ago

    Also, we're only 10% done with the century. Just saying.

    [–]TheLastSamurai14 1 point2 points ago

    Damn you, Torchwood!

    [–]mau5eth 0 points1 point ago

    I'm probably gonna get downvoted, but http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slKULc8W7lM...

    [–]thoroldjames -1 points0 points ago

    mildly amusing. but yeah most of the atheists here are like that--why someone would care if another has faith or not is silly.

    [–]VincetheMadMan 0 points1 point ago

    When that was created it made the front page of r/atheism.

    [–]arthurpaliden 0 points1 point ago

    Actually when teaching the controversy you have the ability to show why creationism is dead wrong.

    [–]KeonSkyfire 1 point2 points ago

    Alright. Sounds good to me. We can teach a Word Religions class, half Christian, and half Time-Lord.

    [–]thespinningbrain 0 points1 point ago

    I'm still working on whole-memory incarnation. I'm not sure why, since I'd rather forget most of what I know.

    [–]cuddlepuppy 0 points1 point ago

    Well, technically, assuming the Multiverse Theory is correct, he actually does exist, quite possibly in ours.

    [–]coffeemug444 0 points1 point ago

    no. Infinite universes does not mean every universe imaginable. you have a string of numbers, that goes on for ever. this string of numbers is 0.1111111..... does it contain any 2s? no.

    [–]kingofdembitches 0 points1 point ago

    He's so much older then 900 years now...

    [–]Lunaisbestpony42 1 point2 points ago

    I would follow the doctor even after my feet have stopped walking, my lungs stopped breathing, and my heart stopped working. Humanity is boring. Theres hardly any adventures to be had down here. We.......I need a man like that to show me what it truly means to live.

    [–]soggyburrito 0 points1 point ago

    easy, destroy the human race.

    [–]_Capt_Obvious_ 1 point2 points ago

    Just saying...

    http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=18556&pst=904699

    [–]RedRowBlueBoat 0 points1 point ago

    I'd be willing to wager that's the joke.

    [–]mrundle 1 point2 points ago

    Clever. Original. Bravo.

    [–]Sutanreyu 0 points1 point ago

    So like... Jesus?

    [–]beetrootdip 0 points1 point ago

    It's not a matter of evidence. I choose to believe because I want to believe.

    [–]Fishingeuropa 0 points1 point ago

    Theoretically. If everything that can happen does happen. The doctor does exist.

    [–]PossibleWorld -1 points0 points ago

    Due to the principle of the fixity of the past, time travel into the past isn't even a possibility. Not only is the example not an analogue to theism, it can easily be shown to be necessarily false that such a time traveler exists.

    I also fail to see how the inability to disprove the existence of such a being has any bearing the truth or falsity of theism.

    [–]Arax88 0 points1 point ago

    Hmmm But A Higher Power is a non starter around here

    [–]Rooster2410 -1 points0 points ago

    So another spin off of the teapot or spaghetti monster?

    [–]sixandhishat 0 points1 point ago

    Well there is more evidence of him than any other God I know of.

    [–]kropotk1n 0 points1 point ago

    Yeah, they've got videos and stuff.

    [–]Hansarn 0 points1 point ago

    The strange thing is, a Doctor Who analysis class or something of the sort would be really useful because of all of the science you can use around it.

    [–]terranex 0 points1 point ago

    He's well over 1000 at this stage

    [–]Mr-Mister 0 points1 point ago

    Yes you can, you just need to prove that time travel (to the past at least) is not possible. Doesn't sound easy, but meh.

    [–]DJ_Thundercock 0 points1 point ago

    Whoism? You can't disprove that.

    [–]MrBenzedrine 0 points1 point ago

    Ah, but I have seen "The making of Dr. Who"

    Checkmate whoists!

    [–]calumk 1 point2 points ago

    He is way older than 900

    [–]ohboy_r 0 points1 point ago

    For those who haven't seen this before :

    http://unholyoffice.blogspot.sg/2011/06/jesus-vs-dr-who.html?m=1

    [–]cutthecrap 0 points1 point ago

    he's 1206 at the end of the seventh season. Just thought i'd share.

    [–]deadly990 0 points1 point ago

    The doctor is atleast 1100 years old if we're talking about the 11th doctor's current season.

    [–]duckshoe2 0 points1 point ago

    One of the Doctor's Rules is, "you should always waste time when you don't have any," which proves that he invented Reddit. Either a documented time-travel event or a certifiable miracle.

    [–]SpaceFaceOn 0 points1 point ago

    This exact thought, that the Doctor was roughly equally likely to exist as any other deity, was one of the first thoughts that started to make me question my faith.

    [–]Notblackandwhite 0 points1 point ago

    Have you seen what's on History Channel? This would be very reasonable compared to much of that crap

    [–]Dirty_A 0 points1 point ago

    the difference between the doctor and god is that the doctor is real think about it: we have an infinitely large universe, somewhere out there some species has to have mastered time travel (if time travel is indeed possible) and there could quite easily (in fact there has to be) be an alien among that race that is 900 years old right now as you're reading this

    [–]cbeeman15 0 points1 point ago

    church of the doctor

    [–]chuckles723 -1 points0 points ago

    This is rather nice. Should be posted on other than atheism

    [–]xXxTommy316xXx -2 points-1 points ago

    Is that the telephone booth from Bill and Ted?

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